Solving the genetic mysteries of the colobus monkey
Three organizations on two continents are working to figure out if one subspecies of colobus monkey is actually two. The answer could help endangered monkeys and clarify questions about zoo populations.
City youth help St. Louis Zoo, WUSTL scientists study box turtles
Sixteen St. Louis youth will be in Forest Park on June 13 tracking
box turtles, fitted with telemetry devices — all to help with a project
aimed at studying box turtle movements and their health. The 12- and 13-year-olds are participating in a pilot study designed
by scientists from the Saint Louis Zoo and Washington University in St.
Louis to document box turtle movements and their health status in urban
and rural areas in and around St. Louis.